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STOCKTON - Motorists will have to change their driving habits in parts of Stockton as work crews close down ramps connecting the city to Interstate 5, some for nearly two months.

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By The Record

Posted May. 13, 2014 at 12:01 AM

By The Record
Posted May. 13, 2014 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - Motorists will have to change their driving habits in parts of Stockton as work crews close down ramps connecting the city to Interstate 5, some for nearly two months.

It is expected to start today, with the closure of the northbound onramp from Pershing Avenue to the freeway, according to the California Department of Transportation. A total of six ramps will close over the next week for two projects.

Four of the closures are part of the I-5 rehabilitation project to rebuild existing lanes, widen inside shoulders, replace barriers and other improvements from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Charter Way to Country Club Boulevard. The $54 million project is one of the projects currently under way on I-5.

There will be signs for detour routes, and motorists should expect delays of up to 10 minutes, Caltrans said.

Weather and other factors can change the timetable, but the scheduled closures for this project are:

» Northbound onramp from Pershing Avenue from today through June 25

» Southbound onramp from Country Club Boulevard from 11 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday;

» Southbound offramp to Monte Diablo Avenue from Friday through July 2

» Southbound onramp from Monte Diablo Avenue from Monday through July 2

There will be some overnight closures, too, this week. They're on I-5 in Stockton as well but are part of a widening project also under way. Those closures will be today and Wednesday from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m.:

» Northbound onramp from Benjamin Holt Drive

» Northbound offramp to Hammer Lane

More roadwork will close Highway 4 in the Delta west of Stockton over the weekend.

The stretch of road from Tracy Boulevard to South Roberts Road is scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Friday and open at 4 a.m. Monday.

» Eastbound: Turn right on Tracy Boulevard, go left on Howard/Road/Mathews Road, then left on Roberts Road to eastbound Highway 4 or continue straight on Howard Road/Mathews Road to I-5.

» Westbound: Turn left on Roberts Road, go right on Howard Road, right on Tracy Boulevard and left on Highway 4; from I-5: take exit 467B heading west to Howard Road/Mathews Road; turn right on Tracy Boulevard, turn left on Highway 4.